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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan set to land €240,000 role as EU’s top trade negotiator

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan, is to be handed one of the European Union’s most powerful roles. Phil Hogan is set to be made the European Union’s chief trade negotiator later today. RTÉ’s European Correspondent, Tony Connolly reports that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will hand Commissioner […]

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Top of the world! Kilkenny DJ and producer racks up staggering 24 MILLION hits online

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AN internationally renowned Kilkenny DJ and producer whose music has been streamed more than 24 million hits online is about to unleash his debut single on the world. Welshy, AKA Ross Walsh from Threecastles, will release his debut single ‘Trying To Reach You’ this Friday. The 21-year-old has managed to fit a […]

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Kilkenny national school to get a brand new classroom

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 Post a comment

By COLIN BARTLEY A PRIMARY school in county Kilkenny is set to expand after planning permission was approved for a new classroom. Piltown National School’s Board of Management applied for the extra classroom in February, and approval was finally granted last month. The extension will see the construction of a single storey classroom, which will […]

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Pensioner (71) assaulted while out walking in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A KILKENNY pensioner was  assaulted in a random attack while out walking in Kilkenny city over the weekend. The incident occurred as the 71-year-old man was walking in the John’s Green area of the city at around 9pm on Saturday. While walking, the man noticed a group of youths cycling around the […]

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Kilkenny meat processors will not attend beef talks until blockades end

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE beef crisis looks set to rumble on as one of the main players in the dispute has refused to take part in talks aimed at resolving the pricing issues. Meat Industry Ireland (MII), who represent management of two plants in Kilkenny, Dawn Meats in Grannagh and ABP Foods in Ferrybank, confirmed […]

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Body of man (29) with several injuries discovered at farmhouse

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

GARDAI are investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was discovered at a farmhouse this morning. The 29-year-old was found dead at the farmhouse in Shanavagoon, Ladysbridge, Co Cork, at 7am. The man reportedly had a number of injuries. His body was removed to the morgue at Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem […]

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Cats legend steps down as camogie manager as team return for homecoming

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

ANN DOWNEY has stepped down as manager of the Kilkenny Senior Camogie team. She made her announcement to the dressing room yesterday following the Cats 3-14 to 0-17 point defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland Final. It was Kilkenny’s third All-Ireland Camogie defeat in a row. Downey took the manager’s reigns for a second spell […]

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Man who died in Comeragh Mountains fall worked as psychiatrist in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE man who died from his injuries following a fall in the Comeragh Mountains yesterday worked as a psychiatrist in St Luke’s General Hospital. Seamus Sweeney, 40, was a practicing psychiatrist at the Kilkenny hospital. He is originally from Dublin and was living with his wife and family in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. […]

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Cash those chips! Kilkenny woman scoops €200,000 windfall from scratch card in her local takeaway

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

A KILKENNY woman scooped an incredible €20,000 windfall on a National Lottery scratch card as she waited in line for a bag of chips at her local take-away. The woman, who wishes to keep her win private, admitted she is “absolutely dumbfounded” with the win on an All Cash Spectacular scratch card. She now plans […]

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Near 20% increase in Kilkenny homeless since start of the year

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By Colin Bartley THE amount of people homeless or living in emergency accommodation in Kilkenny continues to rise. Homelessness in Kilkenny city and county has increased by 18% since the turn of the year. And this trend is set to continue if a solution to the private rental market shortage in Kilkenny isn’t addressed according […]